Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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